diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 252ff4f72e..c518957bee 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -139,8 +139,9 @@ with all sufficient information, see the ChangeLog file.
 
 * pathname
   * new methods:
-    * realdirpath
-    * each_child
+    * Pathname#binread
+    * Pathname#realdirpath
+    * Pathname#each_child
 
 * Readline
   * new methods:
diff --git a/lib/pathname.rb b/lib/pathname.rb
index e58035c2be..8a07d455fd 100644
--- a/lib/pathname.rb
+++ b/lib/pathname.rb
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@
 # These methods are a facade for IO:
 # - #each_line(*args, &block)
 # - #read(*args)
+# - #binread(*args)
 # - #readlines(*args)
 # - #sysopen(*args)
 #